Siphon-filler.



D.LANDAU. sIPHoN FHILER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12. 1911.

PatentedAug. '6, 1912.

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DEwrs LANDAU, or SAN FRANCISCO, CALrFonNIA.

sIPHoN-FILLER.

spe'cication of Letters Patent.

Patented Ang. 6, 1912..

Application filed January 12, 1911. Serial No. 602,352;

To all whom it 'may concern;

Beit known that I, DEwrs LANDAU, a

citizen of the United States, residing in the .a Siphon bottle or otherliquid receptacle may be conveniently and quickly filled; to

provide incombination a siphon` or other receptacle filling apparatus,and means for conveniently mounting the apparatus so that ready accessmaybe had to the same; to providemeans whereby. the siphon filler may.be readily connected to a iuid container, or a gas tank when necessaryor desired; to provide a substantial, effect-ive and reliable valve forythe filler; to provide means whereby ready access may be had tol theinterior devices of the filler; and to provide a means permitting alarge range. of

adjustment of the device to various conditions of service.

My invention is an improvement of the apparatus for filling receptacleswith liquids described in a prior patent issued to me July 13, 1909, No.927,983, and my invention consists of the parts andthe construction -andcombination of parts, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed,

having reference to the accompanying Figure-1 is a-partial' sectionalview of the filling apparatus showing a fragment of a siphonbottleplaced in position upon. the filler.- Fig. 2 is a'transverse sectiononthe line X-X of 1, showing the filler valve' and sleeve or cy inder. n

ln that embodiment of my invention represented in Fig. 1, 2 is a tube ofsuitable proportion and design adapt/ed to be connectedin anyappropriate mannerto a liquid containing vessel, not here shown,`towhich it pressure tankr not shown, by the connection or pipe 6 whichmaybe provided, with a nutl 7 adapted to clamp the pipe 6 against thethread portion 5 of the tube.

When the apparatus is to be used frequently, as in restaurants, cafs,kitchens and other places, it is desirable to temporarily support thefiller tube 2 in some 'convenient position, and this is accomplished bymeans of a. suitable clamping device, shown in Fig. las comprising ayoke 8 embracing the tube, and provided at its outer portion vwith ascrew 9 which. may be advanced agalnst the tube 2 to press it firmlyagainst a bracket 10 secured bymeans of screws 11 to a convenient table,counter'or other sup' port or s helf 12. The yoke 8 is drawn outwardlylnto snug engagement with the bracket 10 as the screw9 is turned toforce the tube 2 against the face of the bracket.

Within the upper portion of the filler tube v2 is removably mounted acylinder or sleeve 15, having at its lower portion a shoulder 16 adaptedto seat upon a washer 17 which is placed against aseat 18 formed uponthe interior of the tube. The upper portion of the cylinder 15 isoutwardly flanged, as at 19, `to project slightly over the end of thetube 2.l Against the upper end of the cylinder 15 is forced a washer 20resting against a shoulder 21 formed in an appropr'iate cap 22 having acentral opening or perforation 23, the cap being adapted to be screwedover the upper end of the fillerv4` body or tube 2.

The interior surface of the cylinder 15 is providedwith a series of ribsor projections 24, between which is centrally sustained a tubularshoulder 25, upon the upper end of which is appropriately fastened agasket the cylinder 15. The seat 32 is perforatedv to receive a tubularstem 33 of the shoulder 25, which stem 33 is perforated at 34 to allowthe inow of liquid or gas through. the

the Siphonl spout a, so as to carry a valve shoulder 25 when the latteris depressed by spout .a is passed through the cap `22` and placed uponthe gasket 26 of the shoulder 25 and sufficient pressure is exerted bythe spout a against the valve, the latter will move downwardlycompressing the spring 28, and open the closure formed by the valve 35and allow fluid under pressure to pass upwardly through the tube 2 andinto the shoulder 425, thence to the vessel c. Having thus filled avessel, when the latter is removed from the gasket 26 and the valve 35closed upon its seat 36, there will be a tendency of a small quantity offluid contained in the spout a to immediately escape downwardly, and, ifmeans were not provided, this escaping quantity of fluid would 'liowover the cap 22 and keep the filling apparatus in a soiled and unsightlycondition. It is, therefore, necessary to provide a practical, reliableand effective means forpreventing this uncleanly spilling of the surplusfluid from the spout a. To accomplish this, I insert in the cap 22 asuitable gasket 37, having an opening of sufficient size to allow theinsertion of the vessel spout a and sufiiciently embrace thespouttoprevent the escape upwardly of surplus iiuid.

Preferably the diameter of the packing member 37 is somewhat less thanthe washer 20 which is supported against they shoulder 21 in the cap 22.The particular reason fdr making the exterior diameter of the gasket 37less than that of the washer20 is to prevent the washer from exertingpressure upon the gasket 37 when the ca-p 22 is screwed down upon theupper end of the tube 2. The upper transverse end of the valve spindleshoulder 25 is not permitted to come up into contact with the lowersurfacey of the washer 20, thus insuring a v'ent or passageway,indicated at 38, between the washer and the valve, and allowing the fiowof surplus iiuid from the spout, as it is lifted between the washer 20and the valve head 25, and around the shoulder 25 into the yinteriorofthe cylinder 15. From the interior chamber in the valve cylinder 15the surplus fluid will pass outwardly through perforations 39 in thecylinder walll and thence outwardly through a perforated stem 40 of thetube 2. The escaping fluid passing outwardly through the stem 40 may beconveyed to any point desired, by a connection not shown, which may besecured to the stem 40.

To secure a rapid and free discharge of A the water from the interiorofthe cylinder 15, I have shown the exterior of this cylinder reducedslightly between its ange 19 and the shoulder 16, forming an annularchamber 39 between the exterior surface of the cylinder 15 and theinterior of the cylinder receiving portion of the tube 2. This ber 15,and by providing the ribs orvprojecv tions 24 upon the interior of thecylinder 15, there is always insured ample room between the shoulder 25and the interior: of the cylinder for the escape of the surplus fluid,the ribs, 24, having the primary functions of centering the shoulder,25, and its surrounding spring 28.

An important provision of my present inv ention is the means whereby thesiphon spout a may be firmly and easily applied against the gasket 26toopen 'the valve member 35. This means in the present instancecomprises a lever 41 provided with a suitable seat 42 to receive anupwardly projecting valve-actuating stem d f the siphon c. The lever 41is pivoted at 43 to the upper end of'a link 44 adjustably connected bypins or other equivalent devices 45 to a projection 46 which may beappropriately mounted upon, or formed with the filler tube 2. v

In' operation the operator lifts the lever 41 about its fulcrum 43 andplaces the spout a of the siphon in position upon the washer 26 of theshoulder 25, and then brings the lever seat 42 down upon the stem` dand` appliesv sufiicient pressure to vthe lever 41 to gradually, byfirmly depressing the shoulder 25, open the closureA at the annularvalve seat 36 and thus permit the f iow of fluid or gas into the Siphonc. After' this has been sufficiently charged, pressure is "relieved fromthe lever'41, when the Siphon' spout ycan then be lifted from the seat26, atwhich cylinder 15 from which it will eventually yescape throughthe waste stem 40.

Having 'thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secureby ALetters Patent isl. The combination a Siphon filler, of4

a tubular body, a normally closed springpressed valve having a stemprovided with a shoulder at'one end, a cylinder within said body.against which the va-lve seats, said cylinder being recessed on itsexterior surface to form an escape chamber and having perforationscommunicating with the interior of the cylinder, a washer upon the'upper end of the shoulder against which a siphon yspout may beipressedto move Athe valve, an apertured cap over the upper end of the tubetoretain said cylinder thereinl andreceive thespout, and projections uponthe -interiorsurface of the cylinder to guide therein the valve shoulderand form a .channel aboutthesa'me for the free flow lof fluid from belowthe cap into the' chamber.

2. The combination in Siphon filling apparatus, of a tubular bod anexternally recessed `perforated sleeve fitted in said body and formingtherewith a drain chamber, a normally closed spring-actuated valveseatable against one end'of the sleeve, a shoulder connected to saidvalve-and having a gasket to lreceive a siphon spout, said valve beingadapted to be 'depressed by said spout,

longitudinal ribs within the sleeve guiding the valve shoulder andforming a channel for the escape of fluid into the sleeve, aperloirted'V cap securing the sleeve in position and guiding the siphonspout to said gasket, and a packing member mounted in the cap capable ofembracing the spout to prevent leak of fluid. v l

3. The combination in a device for filling receptacles with Huid, of atubular body having a waste stem discharging outwardly, a ported sleevemounted within said body .and recessed on itsvexterior to form awastechamber communicatingv with the stem, a hollow valve stem movable insaid sleeve, a shoulder at one end-of the stem, guides forming channelsaround the shoulder insidethe sleeve, and acap having a packing toVreceive apsiphon spout secured to said body and'forming aspacepcommunicating with the channels thereby permitting surplus Huid toescape to the waste chamber.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto' set my hand'in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses. DEWIS LANDAU.

Witnesses: CHARLES EDELMAN,

DUDLEY B. VALENTINE.

